A Study on Circadian Rhythm and Seasonal Variance on Speed of Cricket Players

Education and Health

Purpose of present study was to find out the effect of circadian rhythm and seasonal variance on speed of cricket players. To achieve the objectives of present study hundred male national level cricket players of 18-27 years of age group were selected from Punjab. All players were the members of the cricket match practice group. These subjects were selected randomly from the cricket match practice group. 30 yard dash test was used to measure the speed of subjects and timing was recorded in seconds. To find the effect of circadian rhytham and Sessional variance on speed of cricketers 2×3 factorial group design was used. To find the effect and interaction of independent variable i. e. circadian rhytham and sessional variance on speed Two-Way Repeated ANOVA was used. Findings of the study reveal that circadian rhythm has significant effect on speed of cricketers as obtained ‘F’ 33.906 is significant at 0.00level of significance, while there was no significant effect of Sessional variance on speed. Findings also suggest that Sessional variance and circadian rhythm both has combined effect on speed of cricket player speed. Hence while preparing training for cricket players to improve their speed ability circadian rhythm and seasonal variance should be considered as important factors to regulate.

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